Performance Training For Athletes

Prepare For The Field With Athletic Performance Training

It takes more than a keen eye and fast reflexes to prevent an injury on the field. It takes a body that is conditioned to move, jump, and take hits. Our Michigan athletic performance training program will help ensure that you are properly conditioned to make those moves and to take those hits. Because it’s not only your opponents who can injure you on the field but also yourself.

The specifics of performance training will vary from one sport to the next and even from one position to the next. However, there are some core elements that are present in nearly every conditioning program. Those elements include strength and conditioning training, skill training, and speed and agility training. By working hard on each of those three elements you can prevent most accidents. And, of course, it helps you improve your game as well.

Strength And Conditioning Training

Where you begin with strength and conditioning training will depend on your existing strength base. Some newcomers need to first learn the basics of bodyweight movements before moving into resistance style training. That includes learning simple exercises like the push-up and pull up. Those bodyweight movements and a few others create the basic foundation of any strength course.

Every athlete begins by learning general physical preparedness(GPP). That includes not only strength training, but agility, flexibility, power, and balance. We then move them into more specific sport physical preparedness(SPP). This is where the body is trained to be fully prepared for the movements that occur during their sport. It involves a high level of repetition but yields incredible results for the training athlete.

Obviously, proper instruction and specific training methods will vary according to the sport and the position. For example, SPP strength and conditioning is going to be very different for someone training to shoot free throws in basketball and someone training to do a stunt in competitive cheerleading. Our Michigan athletic performance training program can cater to all of these different sports, their various positions, and the SPP strength training they will require.

Speed And Agility Training

Speed and agility are important attributes in nearly every sport and position. Even when they aren’t the core focus of a specific position, they are still beneficial. That’s why every training athlete needs to make speed and agility a part of their primary training regimen. One of the ways we do this is through a series of speed and agility drills.

It is essential that athletes train at an intensity level that is equal to that of the field. Otherwise, they won’t be ready when they hit the field and they will be more prone to injury. It’s nearly impossible to replicate the intensity of the field if you’re training alone and without guidance. Running drills with a trained and motivated coach is always the best option. Many drills are designed to be performed with a partner or with a coach.

Preparing For The Field

Training speed, strength, and agility is only one side of the coin. The rest is up to your skills. Each sport requires unique and specific instructions, which requires someone who actually knows the game. The best way to learn and train skills is with a coach who has experience in your sport.

Working hands-on with a professional coach is hands-down the best way to prepare for a career as an athlete. You’ll get the strength, speed, and agility training that your body needs to avoid injuries and to play well. You’ll also learn all of the skills you need to know beat your opponents and further your career.